Spinel
sold- Locality
- Luc yen, Yen Bai Prov., Vietnam
- Minerals
- Spinel
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- Z482
Complete, translucent red Spinel crystal from recent finds in Vietnam. This is a spinel-law twiined crystal. Spinels typically
form octahedral crystals but when twinned such as this one, form triangular shaped crystals with the twinning plane evident along the sides.